New Uniforms
by sandpro on Apr 30, 2009 12:45 PM CDT
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PrintI love the Chiefs uniforms but it drives me nuts that there is no gold on the helmet. I would love to see the "KC" inside the arrowhead outlined with gold, and maybe modernize the jersey/ pants with some new piping or stripes. But you gotta keep the red road trousers! Another thing I would like to see is some updating to Arrowhead, I would love to see the green padding replaced with red and paint the concrete red. I also think it would look great if the numbersof those players with retired jerseys on the ring of honor were gold plated .
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We do have new uniforms this year :(
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
Okay, two things
1) They aren’t “new” – they’re throwbacks.
2) We’re only wearing them for what, four games? And the only time you’ll see a noticeable difference during those games is on close-up shots of players.
I love the throwbacks, I love honoring the history of the AFL, and it isn’t a big deal anyway.
Totally agree
with the love of the throwbacks, the Chargers powder blues are almost as cool as the Royals powder blues. I just hate that damn TX on the helmet.
Whats wrong with TX
I love that helmet. And you also wouldn’t see a gold outline on the helmet except for close ups.
What's wrong with Texas?
Well, lets start with the fact that 95 out of 100 of “those guys” walking around in dumb ass womens party hats, high healed boots, and giant stupid tin fake rodeo belt buckles have never seen, been on, worked at, or were raised on a ranch. The vast majority of them are middle to upper class middle suburbia posers and wanna be cowboys.
Big womens party hats curled up on the sides, high heals, and fake gold jewelry belt bling leads me to the same conclusion that Ghallager was led to. The center of sexual confusion in the US is not San Francisco, its Dallas.
This fashion:
is just as representative of truth in advertising as this one:
=)
The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw
Most people do not dress like that in TX.
the top part anyways. I bet more people dress like the guy in the FUBU shirt then any of the other pictures.
take away the 2 guys in the forground with the stupid looking hats...
the 4 guys in the background are a dime a dozen everywhere I go. And I’d bet that for every 100 of them I come across 95 of them have never been on a horse, went to a ranch, or had any more contact with a cow than flipping burgers at Mickey D’s
The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw
I have lived on a ranch, and have spent a lot of time riding horses...
…and I don’t dress like that. These guys are the skater equivalent of “posers”.
exactly my origional point
The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw
Good point
I don’t know where Texas Chief is hanging out but I want no part of it. I guess farther south the posers die off.
This has been discussed ad nauseum
Most don’t want the throwbacks as has been polled. Secondly, I’m well aware theya re throwbacks, but the fact is that they’re still being used, ergo they will be “new” uniforms consdering they’ve never been worn at Arrowhead.
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
One more thing
It might not be “a big deal” to you per say, Seth, but to many taxpayers as well as Chiefs fans, they are.
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
#1 sign anyone is wrong in any debate: using "the taxpayers" or "the children"
Do you think substantively more of your tax dollars go to:
A) Larry Johnson’s pocket
B) Parking and facilities for Johnson Co. residents that don’t drop a single dollar in Missouri to use them
C) Vendors serving “Oklahoma Joe’s” BBQ
D) Anything that says “Kansas” City or "K"C in general causing every Jackson Co. resident who ever ventures beyond the 435 betway to constantly explain they never lived in Kansas.
E) Some helmet logos that create a geographic dissonance rendering the above joke unfunny?
Lamar Hunt is why the Chiefs are here. Lamar Hunt was from Texas. Does it feel good? Not necessarily. But will everyone with half a brain realize that it represents the Kansas City Chiefs tradition and not Texas’s? Yes. Will they still think tax payers in Kansas and not Missouri are paying for it, and that the game they are watching is in Kansas? Yes.
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Apr 30, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions
#1 sign anyone is wrong in any debate: using “the taxpayers” or “the children”
Or speaking in 3rd person :) ‘Course that’s a debate for another board not sports related but perhaps related to B.O. or “W”. I really like referring to him as “B.O.”. I didn’t like “W”, course I called him JR or would call him -DUB-YAAAAA to make it drawl out. Bill I referred to as Bubba.
Do you think substantively more of your tax dollars go to:
A) Larry Johnson’s pocket -Seems to me that’s out of Clark’s pocket, unless there’s a Parade in his pocket jingling the spare change…couple a million for Clark, that he carries to light cigars with. :)
B) Parking and facilities for Johnson Co. residents that don’t drop a single dollar in Missouri to use them -Seems to me they do drop it on Parking and tickets and taxes for JC. Course I believe they tend to car pool with Mo. drivers so they don’t have their Ferrari dinged :)
C) Vendors serving "Oklahoma Joe’s" BBQ I hate that place…bleeech. It’s the McDonald’s or Sonic of BBQ.
D) Anything that says "Kansas" City or "K"C in general causing every Jackson Co. resident who ever ventures beyond the 435 betway to constantly explain they never lived in Kansas.
No. no. If you have “JO” on your Kansas plate, that signifies lack of driving knowledge. It’s there on purpose to warn other drivers ;)
E) Some helmet logos that create a geographic dissonance rendering the above joke unfunny? It’s only funny if I say it :)
Lamar Hunt is why the Chiefs are here. Lamar Hunt was from Texas. Does it feel good? Not necessarily.
No. It was because of Lamar Hunt and “The Chief” a.k.a. Mayor Bartle’s forward thinking that leased the old facility to Lamar for…get this…. $1. Furthermore, if the fans never filled the stadiums and never paid for the improvements, this wouldn’t even be a discussion since someone else would be talking about the “Salt Lake City Chiefs” or the “Los Angeles Chiefs”…or whatever. He might have owned the team, but any businessman is only successful if he can sell the product. He has, and we’ve reciprocated in giving him profits….which is fine. We pay for the entertainment, so he deserves to make money. It goes both ways. Are many OK with the retro look…No. but what do you expect from owners that live in Dallas full time.
But will everyone with half a brain realize that it represents the Kansas City Chiefs tradition and not Texas’s? Yes.
Sure, but that’s not the point. That’s Kietz.’ lame point. Like someone is going to get confused? Kietz should have let that one go.
Will they still think tax payers in Kansas and not Missouri are paying for it, and that the game they are watching is in Kansas? Yes.
Not my problem that people outside of the city aren’t geographically knowledgeable and understand there actually is a K.C.MO.
Then again, I’ve seen KA. used as Kansas instead of KS. by some lame-o from the west coast. At least they don’t screw up MO into MI or to MS…wait, uuuuugh the fools :)
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
Perhaps our point was not clear
Paying taxes does not make throwback uniforms a serious issue. We pretty sure the mayor is enough of an idiot that this point is not debatable.
Moving on, the fans are different than the taxpayers.
If you’re arguing from a fans perspective then consider the Buffalo, the Toronto Bills. The Hunts have been hugely loyal by ownership standards to the Kansas City Area. If there’s no Lamar Hunt, not only is there no LA or SLC Chiefs, there’s probably no AFL. There also is no KC Wizards and we’d say that $1 for Municipal stadium was a pretty good deal considering what the Hunts have sunk into the Truman Sports Complex over the years.
We can’t really get into the talk radio elements, but we saw the link to the petition and thought it was silly.
Last, we may not agree with what you say sir but we will defend your right to say it to the death. Unless you’re talking about Oklahoma Joe’s in which case we have no problem using the capricious powers of an ombudsman to ban you from life, or better put, from living (as in not like the blog, like hunt you for sport like the movie Turkey Shoot).
Seriously, you don’t like Oklahoma Joe’s???
by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on May 1, 2009 12:49 AM CDT up reply actions
It's OK
I started eating BBQ more at mom and pop shops the last few years. Seriously, all of you should try it and get different menu items and share…it’s quite an experience.
There’s one out on Parallel in KCK (who’s anme escapes me),as well as Brodie’s up in Smithville. These are excellent BBQ joints family owned. Amazing stuff. You see the cooker driving up to the place.
About the closest I get to the “name brand” BBQ stuff anymore is Jack Stack.
Dunno, Truth’s become jaded and he decided to expand his tastebuds to see if there’s anything better out there. He feels that the smaller places (due to smaller business) can really server up the BBQ, while sometimes the larger ones’ BBQ (on a rare occassion) isn’t as tender.
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
"My job is not to collect talent, but to build a team. Individuals make the Pro Bowl. Teams win championships. That is our goal."—Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
I'll pass on throwbacks
I can handle some minor updates to the uniforms just to modernize them a little bit but nothing major. I like the way our helmets look currently but I think it’d be sweet if our Home unis were almost totally red (would be pretty epic if we took notes from Boise St. and made our whole field Chiefs Red too but that sadly is most likely waaaay outside the realm of possibility) with white/gold accents and have our Away unis be all white with red/gold accents (I hate UT but Texas’ all-whites are pretty sick imo).
That said, I’m content with our current setup. Sure, there are a few things they could do to make Chiefs gear more wearable outside Arrowhead. That’s really my only complaint, I just want to be able to find a Chiefs hat or tshirt ONE TIME that doesn’t look like I should be wearing freaking Zubaz pants to complete the ensemble.
Bask in the glory that is Kwame Harris. Poor Alex...
I had a good one
Black T, with a huge, hulking lineman bearing down on you, with a storm in the background…
Still and all, you’d think Marketing could do better.
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Apr 30, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously!
WTF!?! Those are just terrible…
I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave
not at all
its part of our history
The only measure of true success in the NFL is the Vince Lombardi trophy. Anything less is a rationalization.
+1
If throwbacks weren’t throwbacks, they’d all be lame. The Texans helmets are still better than those “Orange Crush” outfits from back when.
Cassel vs. Thigpen in Camp should improve the play of both.
Next on the need list: linebacker, and both lines
by Bleedingredandgold on Apr 30, 2009 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I would love to see the Chiefs
uniforms modernized a bit. Not too much to take things away from their long history, but those uni’s have barely changed since they came to KC.
I think now would be a great time to do so – new coach, GM, owner, stadium renovations, etc. The Chiefs of old are no more.
"I can only imagine what it is going to be like in that town if we are fortunate to build a winner. You win there, you can sense that it would be something really special." - Todd Haley
by Jason Shore on Apr 30, 2009 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm just waiting
for the Chiefs to roll out in those black jerseys they keep selling us. With some solid black pants that would be a pretty nasty jersey
Time is a great teacher... unfortunately it kills all it's pupils.
I like the black jerseys too.
"I can only imagine what it is going to be like in that town if we are fortunate to build a winner. You win there, you can sense that it would be something really special." - Todd Haley
I just don't want the Chiefs to change their uniforms to some Arena League lookin' crap
like the Broncos, Ravens, Jaguars, and those godawful tiger-striped pants in Cincy
Marley will be walking soon...she could probably play Linebacker better than some of the guys we had.
by PVChiefsfan on Apr 30, 2009 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
White, yellow or black Helmets...
with the same logo. With matching pants. Red, white, yellow or white Jerseys.
White Helmets?
The Logo’s white. You wouldn’t be able to see the Logo. Same thing with the Black. Where does the helmet end and the logo begin. Yellow…NAH!
White Helmets
No a big fan of the white helmet idea but the arrowhead could be made red, KC in white with gold outline.
Anyone remember...
the “War Dress” helmets they were flirting with around 1990-91? They were on the news but had to many complaints from Native American groups. I’ve been looking for a picture of it for years but I haven’t been able to find anything.
by thejesuslizard on Apr 30, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
here's a mock up I found, not the "war dress" helmet
kinda looks cool though.
by oldchiefsfan on Apr 30, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
never heard of this? sounds really interesting
Your fucking out! I'm fucking in! -Kenny Powers
by RoyalChief8569 on Apr 30, 2009 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, this conversation is tedious once again.
The reason we have to go clear back to the old Texan’s uniform is because our uniforms have been basically the same since the inception of the team. There have been only minor changes. Personally, I think that is cool. The Texan’s old uniforms for throwbacks is no big deal. It is part of our heritage and history. Personally, I think that is cool, too. I can’t believe anyone is blowing a gasket over this.
I dont care if we are wearing bad news bears uniforms
as long as we fucking win and we make the playoffs..
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
Hey, sex, I figured you would you don't care as long as we are
f*cking and we make the playoffs. Which is good, too.
There is a reason the Texans Jersey is History
it sucked its ugly and worthless and they were only texans for 2 years
Ya that is a good looking uni right there.
Da Priest! Where did you get that?
I had seen one for sale at a sports store like 10 years ago
so i googled “chiefs yellow uniform” and this came up in ebay.
by Grand Master A on Apr 30, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I voted for "Nothing Major"
I REALLY liked the 2005 Pro Bowl uniforms.. Pretty simple. Minus the stars on the side of the pants and any blue trim (replaced with gold) and you have our new uniforms
I know that you're afraid... you're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin.
'09, a new era begins in Kansas City.
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I know that you're afraid... you're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin.
'09, a new era begins in Kansas City.
I know this is Champ Bailey... But focus on the actual uniform. I love the solid/bold red sock and the modern stripe on the side of the pants... Maybe we could add arrowhead silhouettes instead of stars.
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I know that you're afraid... you're afraid of us. You're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end. I came here to tell you how it's going to begin.
'09, a new era begins in Kansas City.
I would like to see new uniforms as well.
I thought the new Pats and Donkeys unis looked horrible when they first switched to them, but once you get used to them and look at the previous ones, the old ones look really horrible. I know people fondly remember the minuteman in the 3 point stance, but come on, it’s ludicrous looking.
I don’t think the Chiefs need to drastically re-invent the wheel, just spruce things up and modernize them. Get a graphic designer using modern CG equipment to bring the arrowhead logo into the 20th century.
Also, did the Chiefs change their lettering when Carl arrived? They went to an all caps “CHIEFS” form the all lowercase “chiefs…”
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
And no all black. It reminds me too much of that buffoon Jerry Glanville.
Is he still alive?
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
Don't
change the uni’s. Really look at that Bronco uniform. Look’s like the circus is in town, the REALLY ugly circus.
David Logue
I personally like the Black,.....
…. that being said ANYTHING would be better than wearing those old ugly ass Texas uniforms. Just seeing the state of Texas on the side of the helmets about makes me throw up! We are in KANSAS CITY!!!!! Last time I checked that wasn’t in Texas.
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
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